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Music CD - Strunz & Farah: Primal Magic
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Music CD: Primal Magic
Artist: Strunz & Farah
List Price: $16.98
Our Price: $13.77
Your Save: $ 3.21 ( 19% )
Availability: In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served.
Manufacturer: Selva Records
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Tracks:
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1. Bola
2. Twilight At The Zuq
3. Ida Y Vuelta
4. Rainmaker
5. Huixamatli (Luna Llena)
6. Canto Al Sol
7. Anochecer (Nightfall)
8. Tierra Verde
9. Zumba
10. Amazonas
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0700977100528
Label: Selva Records
Manufacturer: Selva Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Selva Records
Release Date: 1999-09-14
Studio: Selva Records
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Excelent Fusion of Styles
Comment: This is a collection of music that fuses Strunz' spanish style with Farah's arabian accents, but going farther by joining Latin American and Caribbean beats on most of the songs.
The final mix is superb. Strongly recomended
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Not Flamenco...
Comment: I have been a fan of S&F since their first album - Mosaico - and through their truly groundbreaking follow-on albums - Frontera, Guitarras, and the hauntingly beautiful Misterio.
However, these albums, deserving of cult-following as they were, clearly weren't paying the rent. So, as many before them - Pat Metheny, George Benson - they decided to go commercial.
As such, with the surge in "Vacation World Music" that was the equivalent of those cheap and nasty postcards you get at resorts (think Armik, Ottmar Liebert, and all those "Spanish Guitar" albums you can pick up at "Bed Bath and Beyond"), it seemed logical to fuse this, with a latent demand for clearly mainstream Hispanic dance music. And the result is one that clearly wipes those other poseurs off the musical map.
This is straight ahead Hispanic/World fusion dance/pop music. Catchy, if derivative, themes abound (Strunz has an almost supernatural knack for a memorable melody that evokes whatever part of the world his mind wanders to).
One thing it most definitely is not is Flamenco. Even Mr Strunz himself - in an interview for "Guitar Player" magazine - was at pains to point this out, and even went as far as to say that he has many friends who are true Flamenco players who he would not want to insult. Anyone who really wants to hear true Flamenco guitar needs to look towards the likes of Ramon Montoya, Sabicas, Manolo Sanlucar, Tomatito and Paco De Lucia. Artists who are true Flamenco, but have intelligently introduced new influences, include Vincente Amigo and Gerardo Nunez (with whom S&F have recorded).
But while other artists - Armik and Liebert in particular - have no grounding in true Flamenco or Jazz and, instead, attempt weak similies with limited techniques and with all the authenticity of Greek Sake, Strunz and Farah, with their depth of experience, pull off something all the more respectable. Their clear nods to Paco De Lucia in "Ida Y Vuelta", while a little pedestrian to those of use who've seen Paco live, show a depth of influence and understanding that their peers cannot even begin to understand, let alone mimic.
However, at the end of the day, this is artistically substandard to their more accomplished early work. And of course it is not meant to be anything other than what it is: clearly, this is a fine album for all those people hooked on pseudo-Flamenco, but who find "Flamenco Puro" just a little too lacking in simple hooks and catchy riffs. And S&F deserve to be congratulated for having the business sense to fund their true passions with commercial work that is polished and has integrity.
But for those looking for something more than Mexican Restaurant background music, I suggest looking elsewhere.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very good
Comment: This is the one that got the Grammy. Excellent music. Specilly for guitar lovers like me.
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Summary: Spirited, fiery, gorgeous, soulful 'neo-flamenco' guitar HEAVEN!
Comment: Strunz & Farah are INCREDIBLE, masterful guitarists! If you like Latin, Meditteranean, Flamenco, etc. nylon string acoustic guitar, you will LOVE these guys! Jorge Strunz hails from Costa Rica, and Ardeshir Farah from Iran. The eclectic beautiful guitar sound is 'Latin meets Middle Eastern', and if this gorgeous playing doesn't touch your soul, you are an automaton! The guitar playing is highly soulful, passionate, and emotional. Acoustic guitar doesn't get any better than this! Clockwork performance!
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Summary: A Gifted Acoustic Guitar Duo Make Primal Magic
Comment: The dynamite guitar duo Jorge Strunz and Ardeshir Farah make musical magic and create a wonderful new, high energy sound for the acoustic guitar. Costa Rican Strunz's and Iranian born Farah's fusion of Middle Eastern, Latin American and Mediterranean music is simply outstanding. I had mentioned to a friend how much I enjoy the Gipsy Kings. He proceeded to play "Primal Magic" for me, which I immediately bought - my first Strunz and Farah album. While not the same mixture of Flamenco and Spanish the Kings produce, there is a certain quality in these exotic instrumental cuts that is somewhat reminiscent of their style - perhaps the Mediterranean influence with a wild touch of the gypsy.
"Huixamatli" (Luna Llena), with its enticing, indigenous sound of ancient Mexico and exotic percussion, is one of my favorite tracks, as is the Andean cueca "Zumba," and "Twilight at the Zuq" with it's Near Eastern rhythms. "Anochecer" is more nuevo flamenco and one can hear calls of tropical birds and the voices of the rainforest and river, in "Amazonas." "Rainmaker is a fabulous cut with Mexican vocalist and percussionist Ixonztli performing a traditional chant.
I love this award-winning CD, one of my favorites and highly recommend it, especially to those who love the sound of acoustic guitar and world music.
JANA
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